It is part of the process. You don't have to like it. I certainly don't. But it's standard policy in today's recruiting world, and our coaches know what they're facing.Originally Posted by maddawg
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It is part of the process. You don't have to like it. I certainly don't. But it's standard policy in today's recruiting world, and our coaches know what they're facing.
the bold, the beautiful, theprofessor
Fletch said that UT asked him to "blue shirt" (no clue what that means). Guy got mad and "decommitted".
Changing one's mind after reconsideration is acceptable.
Changing one's mind for the sake of being an attention hound is not. As you know, many of these kids who commit early are doing it for the early attention then they get bored because one of their peers is getting more attention as signing day nears so they jump out there to say, "Hey don't forget about me! I'm still here stirring the pot".
I do believe these coaches know what they are facing and know which of these kids they can trust. I believe they evaluate based on the parent(s).
Blue shirt athlete– The practice of “over-signing” in the sport of NCAA Division I football has been around for a long time. However, until recently, colleges often worked through those over-signings by convincing a high school athlete to start out at a junior college and then transfer later on, or to delay their enrollment for a semester (“gray shirt”).
The “blue shirt” approach is basically the same as a “gray shirt” with one very significant difference. Whereas a gray shirt athlete is delaying their enrollment at the university until the Spring semester, a “blue shirt” will enroll in the Fall, and attend as a walk-on athlete without a scholarship for at least the first semester.
This will allow them to participate in practices, and perhaps even play in games as a true freshman, and then get a scholarship later on. As a walk-on during at least the first semester, they will postpone counting as an “initial counter” until the following academic year. In addition, if they come in as a non-recruited walk-on, this may present some advantages as well if they will be receiving non-athletic scholarships such as academic scholarships, or legacy scholarships.
IMO, sounds like the guy has a legitimate beef.
Good old Memorial Gym
If true, it sure sounds like it.
Looks like out of state cost for a student is upwards of $20,000 at UT. Sounds reasonable that they would ask the student to foot that bill.
Totally agree.
Harbaugh does it too
http://collegespun.com/big-ten/michi...is-scholarship
Someone tweet this at Sneed
LOVE THAT! "The NEED for SNEED!!"Someone tweet this at Sneed
He was a complete jerk in what he did.
For you...LOVE THAT! "The NEED for SNEED!!"
I will be SO happy when we can post about who we signed-- most of the stuff getting posted right now has zero to do with future of our program ...
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